August 2012 End Of The Month Update

| | | I went into August with one certainty; there were no new movies coming out that would make for blowout reviews, so I was going to load as many reviews into the blog as possible. I also knew rather early in the month that the end of the month would mean a move to Michigan and that I would lose a serious chunk of reviewing time! And yet . . . August became the second best month of the blog (if I hadn’t lost so many days, I am confident, it would have topped May for the best month yet). Even so, for a month with no breakout reviews and no movement in the Top Ten reviews of all time, we had a great month!

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In August, we were able to keep the Index Pages up and updated the entire month, save for the period immediately before and immediately after the move, making for a very dynamic website. The primary Index Page, which is now updated daily, lets you know what the featured review is and has an up-to-the-day tally of how many reviews have been reviewed in each category! Check it out!

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At the end of August, I have reviewed the following:
381 - Book Reviews
with specialized index pages for:
Fiction
Star Trek Books
Nonfiction
Graphic Novels
Magazines
601 - Music (Album and Singles) Reviews
with specialized index pages for:
Music Reviews By Rating (Best To Worst)
Music Reviews In Alphabetical Order
1810 - Movie and Television Reviews
with specialized index pages for:
Movies By Rating (Best Movie to Worst)
Movies In Alphabetical Order
Best Picture Oscar Winner Film Reviews
Television Reviews
The Star Trek Review Index Page (All Star Trek Reviews In Order)!
The Star Trek Review Index Page (All Star Trek Reviews From The Best Of The Franchise To The Worst!)!
160 - Trading and Gaming Card Reviews
Gaming Cards Reviews
Star Trek Gaming Cards Reviews
Star Wars Gaming Cards Reviews
The Lord Of The Rings Trading Card Game Reviews
Other Gaming Cards Reviews
Trading Cards Reviews
546 - Toy and Christmas Ornament Reviews
531 - Food, Drink, And Restaurant Reviews
with specialized index pages for:
Drinks
Candy
Cereal
Cheese and Meats
Ice Cream
Other Food
127 - Pet Product Reviews
Cat Product Reviews
Dog Product Reviews
Rabbit Product Reviews
106 - Travel Reviews
Destinations Reviews
Hotels Reviews
107 - Health And Beauty Product Reviews
115 - Home, Garden, Appliance and Tool Reviews
80 - Electronics, Computers, Computer Games and Software Reviews
21 - Other Product Reviews

My featured review for August comes from my preparation to move and is: Barska AX11224 Biometric Safe! Check it out!

For August, the Top Ten Reviews were my reviews of:
10. The Odd Life Of Timothy Green
9. Entertainment Weekly
8. ”Before And After” - Star Trek: Voyager
7. ”Real Life” - Star Trek: Voyager
6. ”Coda” - Star Trek: Voyager
5. The Flash: Crossfire By Geoff Johns
4. Once Upon A Time - Season 1
3. How I Met Your Mother - Season 1
2. 2012 Iron Man The Avengers ornament
1. Sparkle


I pride myself on being an exceptionally fair reviewer, but one who is very discriminating. I believe that most reviewers are far too biased toward both what is current and toward unduly praising things. I tend to believe most things actually are average and they ought to follows something around a Bell Curve. Mine is a little lopsided, but not as lopsided as most reviewers I know (who would probably have peak numbers between ten and seven!

For my reviews, the current count is:
10s - 248 reviews
9s - 344 reviews
8s - 591 reviews
7s - 635 reviews
6s - 561 reviews
5s - 771 reviews
4s - 523 reviews
3s - 446 reviews
2s - 192 reviews
1s - 123 reviews
0s - 67 reviews
No rating - 23 articles/postings

And, if you haven't checked out the top reviews of all time, at the end of August, the most popular reviews/articles I have written are:
10. Men In Black 3
9. Project X
8. Total Recall (2012)
7. Breaking Dawn, Part 1
6. Snow White And The Huntsman
5. The Amazing Spider-Man!
4. The Avengers
3. The Hunger Games
2. Star Trek: Machinations Of Doomsday
1. Prometheus

(For those who are interested in such things, The Avengers is very close to overtaking The Hunger Games! If you’re a fan, read the review of the one you’d rather see in 3rd!)
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© 2012 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.

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